diff --git a/.gds/bundle.lock.yaml b/.gds/bundle.lock.yaml
index 2886898..c937d31 100644
--- a/.gds/bundle.lock.yaml
+++ b/.gds/bundle.lock.yaml
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ bundle:
   version: "0.8.0-dev"
   release_sequence: 0
   channel: "development"
-  source_tree_digest: "sha256:0b0bf68b9ab468748b19776ce40aaf9d1cbc8b3ebd764fceeec9f0135cc1457b"
-  digest: "sha256:42f16cda41db4b4a14b6b6f8bfb39286416c4a0b1cc1bbf4f2e780e10e9fd5f7"
+  source_tree_digest: "sha256:383828ba805b05a5abf42b530c1cd067b23c2559be0026090ae955a2a8bd5c9a"
+  digest: "sha256:e664eabadb2a55b913c39813c8ef77427ca501ca5f09a4bcdf7328cc53f835c6"
 
 projection:
-  input_digest: "sha256:fd431f29d3e475e8c26065692f17245c3dbace5dc8c1c98839eb5ffdac2f3499"
-  output_digest: "sha256:9026d8394956deebe4214d6cf2c1c8e2cb91d99216f59d9087364105c306723a"
+  input_digest: "sha256:7d1612c99b393e2e34ba48c987cf2c87a5f93f82742cabdd49996d8701ac9328"
+  output_digest: "sha256:2b832569605daaaaec7dd7a477e6b59743b6d087411188df886d0621b34d25e3"
   files:
     - path: ".gds/compiled-policy.json"
       digest: "sha256:b5517ed46f67866220c2b18dbfbda4a40d99f00327611e56742a118d0ac59d0b"
     - path: ".github/workflows/gds-ci.yml"
-      digest: "sha256:7e03a6468d3d0322208874a3ed8433c41c9d2bf6755191b9e63f818f6204909d"
+      digest: "sha256:9b8ae8db225032c36aea608c746eb87a8bd9875b5aea6870efa4053b602a180e"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gds-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/gds-ci.yml
index 75f98f5..6b7c570 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gds-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gds-ci.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # GENERATED FILE - DO NOT EDIT DIRECTLY
 # generator: gds
 # bundle: 0.8.0-dev
-# source-tree-digest: sha256:0b0bf68b9ab468748b19776ce40aaf9d1cbc8b3ebd764fceeec9f0135cc1457b
-# input-digest: sha256:fd431f29d3e475e8c26065692f17245c3dbace5dc8c1c98839eb5ffdac2f3499
+# source-tree-digest: sha256:383828ba805b05a5abf42b530c1cd067b23c2559be0026090ae955a2a8bd5c9a
+# input-digest: sha256:7d1612c99b393e2e34ba48c987cf2c87a5f93f82742cabdd49996d8701ac9328
 # output-digest: sha256:01fb4854784be9e4564bcc84e70786484b370879be5e5ab1dd49f8b73ea2dea4
 # edit-source:
 #   - .gds/repository.yaml
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bc0d20..c1bb1be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ Versioning.
 
 ### Changed
 
+- Ruleset reconciliation compares the complete owned required-check identities,
+  including integration IDs and strict policy. Retired extra contexts or a
+  different check producer no longer appear synchronized; external parameters
+  and unowned rule types remain preserved.
+
 - Drakkars audit, triage, orientation and rollout skills now model the current
   OTEL/OTLP/OpenObserve boundary, classified host-signal metrics, host
   compliance coverage, external backend heartbeat and bounded alert-silence
diff --git a/core/app/github_ruleset_external_test.go b/core/app/github_ruleset_external_test.go
index 0e2b9b2..4650acd 100644
--- a/core/app/github_ruleset_external_test.go
+++ b/core/app/github_ruleset_external_test.go
@@ -135,6 +135,43 @@ func TestRulesetPlannerDetectsOwnedPullRequestDrift(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRulesetPlannerRequiresExactCheckIdentityAndPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	checks := []githubprovider.RequiredStatusCheck{
+		{Context: "CI / build", IntegrationID: 123},
+		{Context: "Analysis", IntegrationID: 456},
+	}
+	desired := githubprovider.RepositoryRuleset{Enforcement: "active", Rules: []githubprovider.RulesetRule{{
+		Type: "required_status_checks", RequiredStatusChecks: checks,
+		StrictRequiredStatusChecksPolicy: true,
+	}}}
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name   string
+		checks []githubprovider.RequiredStatusCheck
+		strict bool
+		match  bool
+	}{
+		{"equal", checks, true, true},
+		{"reordered", []githubprovider.RequiredStatusCheck{checks[1], checks[0]}, true, true},
+		{"retired-check-still-required", append(slices.Clone(checks), githubprovider.RequiredStatusCheck{Context: "Old gate"}), true, false},
+		{"missing-check", checks[:1], true, false},
+		{"wrong-integration", []githubprovider.RequiredStatusCheck{{Context: "CI / build", IntegrationID: 789}, checks[1]}, true, false},
+		{"unbound-integration", []githubprovider.RequiredStatusCheck{{Context: "CI / build"}, checks[1]}, true, false},
+		{"duplicate-replaces-check", []githubprovider.RequiredStatusCheck{checks[0], checks[0]}, true, false},
+		{"strict-policy-drift", checks, false, false},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			observed := githubprovider.RepositoryRulesetState{Enforcement: "active", Rules: []githubprovider.RulesetRule{{
+				Type: "required_status_checks", RequiredStatusChecks: tc.checks,
+				StrictRequiredStatusChecksPolicy: tc.strict,
+				ExternalParameters:               []byte(`{"future_parameter":true}`),
+			}, {Type: "required_signatures"}}}
+			if got := rulesetOwnedStateMatches(observed, desired); got != tc.match {
+				t.Fatalf("owned state match = %t, want %t", got, tc.match)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // A declaration that names a generated context would pin, as unowned, something
 // the generator governs -- so the two sources of truth would disagree with no
 // way to tell which won.
diff --git a/core/app/github_ruleset_operations.go b/core/app/github_ruleset_operations.go
index d35d89c..cfc3da0 100644
--- a/core/app/github_ruleset_operations.go
+++ b/core/app/github_ruleset_operations.go
@@ -420,14 +420,22 @@ func rulesetOwnedStateMatches(
 		if wanted.Type != "required_status_checks" {
 			continue
 		}
-		observedContexts := map[string]struct{}{}
+		// The rule is replaced as a whole by the provider adapter. A subset
+		// comparison would leave retired required checks active forever and
+		// would ignore a check produced by the wrong integration.
+		if actual.StrictRequiredStatusChecksPolicy != wanted.StrictRequiredStatusChecksPolicy ||
+			len(actual.RequiredStatusChecks) != len(wanted.RequiredStatusChecks) {
+			return false
+		}
+		observedContexts := map[githubprovider.RequiredStatusCheck]int{}
 		for _, check := range actual.RequiredStatusChecks {
-			observedContexts[check.Context] = struct{}{}
+			observedContexts[check]++
 		}
 		for _, check := range wanted.RequiredStatusChecks {
-			if _, ok := observedContexts[check.Context]; !ok {
+			if observedContexts[check] == 0 {
 				return false
 			}
+			observedContexts[check]--
 		}
 	}
 	return true